Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș

Romanian academic

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1872

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1952

Profession: photographer, librarian, biographer, art historian, archaeologist, literary critic, anthropologist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș

  • Alexandru Tzigara-Samurca? (Romanian pronunciation: [alek'sandru t?si'gara samur'ka?]; also known as Al.
  • Tzigara, Tzigara-Sumurca?, Tzigara-Samurcash, Tzigara-Samurkasch or ?igara-Samurca?; April 4, 1872 – April 1, 1952) was a Romanian art historian, ethnographer, museologist and cultural journalist, also known as local champion of art conservation, Romanian Police leader and pioneer radio broadcaster.
  • Tzigara was a member of the Junimea literary society, holding positions at the National School of Fine Arts, the University of Bucharest and lastly the University of Cernau?i.
  • During his youth, he was secretary to Carol I, the King of Romania.
  • Close to the royal family, he also served as head of the Carol I Academic Foundation, where he set up a large collection of photographic plates.
  • Tzigara achieved fame in 1906 as founder of the "National Museum", nucleus of the present-day Museum of the Romanian Peasant, but was also involved in arranging and preserving the Theodor Aman art fund. During World War I, Tzigara-Samurca? irritated Romanian public opinion by accepting to serve in a puppet administration set up by the Central Powers.
  • Although his conduct was considered benign by the legitimate government, it drew him accusations of collaborationism from within academia, and aggravated his long-standing conflict with historian Nicolae Iorga.
  • Tzigara was prevented from advancing in his university career over the interwar period, but compensated for this mishap with other achievements: he was a delegate to several world fairs, the first-ever lecturer on Radio Romania's staff, the editor in chief of Convorbiri Literare magazine, and, shortly before retirement, a corresponding member of the Academy.
  • His post-World War II years were spent in obscurity, owing to his ideological incompatibility with the Romanian communist regime. Alexandru Tzigara-Samurca? was alleged to be Carol I's illegitimate son, a rumor fueled by his closeness to court.
  • He was himself the father of artist Ana Tzigara Berza, and father in law of folklorist Marcu Berza.

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